About Mahalgaon Village

Mahalgaon is one of the larger villages in Jokihat tehsil, in the district of Araria, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 9,038, made up of 4,710 males and 4,328 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 919 females per 1000 males. The village covers 846 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 854325, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mahalgaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahalgaon village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Araria
Tehsil	Jokihat
Pincode	854325
Area (hectares)	846 hectares
Population	9,038
Male Population	4,710
Female Population	4,328
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	919
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Mahalgaon compares

By the 2011 count Mahalgaon is the 6th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 3,253 residents. Its 846 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 925.

Getting to Mahalgaon

Mahalgaon is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Mahalgaon as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mahalgaon from other places

Mahalgaon lies about 13 km from Araria, and the nearest railway station is Satar Halt, about 8.5 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Mahalgaon
Nearest railway station	Satar Halt	8.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Jokihat	12 km
District headquarters	Araria	13 km
Nearest town	Arāria	13 km

Villages closest to Mahalgaon

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jokihat tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Mahalgaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahalgaon village had a population of 9,038. That makes it the 6th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,253 residents.

Mahalgaon village has 4,710 males and 4,328 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahalgaon has about 919 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 925.

The pincode recorded for Mahalgaon is 854325. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mahalgaon covers 846 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Mahalgaon falls under Jokihat tehsil of Araria district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Mahalgaon is Satar Halt, about 8.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Mahalgaon.

Mahalgaon is about 13 km from Araria in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahalgaon is in Jokihat tehsil of Araria district. Satar Halt is about 8.5 km away. Jokihat is about 12 km away. Araria is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.